gotten an overwhelming response. time to start the 5:00 hour. good morning, maryland. >> we have breaking news, arundel county. firefighters at a massive house fire. today is super tuesday. 437 delegates are up for grabs. voters head to the polls. new reaction and charges against the arundel county executive. details straight ahead. good morning, maryland i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. we will start things off with meteorologist, lynette charles. her 7- day is good looking. >> we had the snow yesterday. some of you saw the flurries, light snow. nothing sticking.

letting you know what march can do. we will go from the snow yesterday to 70s by the end of the week and the weekend. for now, maryland's most powerful radar is drey. all five sweeps on scanning the skies. a quiet day. that system, clip their came through yesterday is moved in to the atlantic, what we are left with today, cold temperatures, 29 degrees in to stevensville. sykesville 23. westminster 26. the winds calmed down. northwest at 5 miles per hour. as we go in to the afternoon, we will get a wind shift. i will talk about that coming up. it's time to get a check of the traffic. good morning, lang. how are you going? - angela. doing great. so are the roads. tuesday off to a excellent start. shouldn't be trouble spots, especially if you are heading in the next few minutes. 795 looking good from 30 to the

beltway. i-70 through the marriottsville region. 695, traffic, running at speed around the beltway. live through, catonsville, baltimore national pike. here is what it is looking like on the harrisburg expressway. all the way to 695, southbound lanes moving without trouble. breaking news this morning, out of arundel, a 2-alarm fire gutted a home. this happened after 3:30 this morning in pasadena. this was in elizabeth's landing. this picture is courtesy of the breaking news page on facebook. look at that. two town homes are heavily damaged as you can imagine. see how bad this fire is from those photos. when firefighters arrived on the scene, the flames were shooting through the roof. it took them an hour to put the flames out. 6 people are homeless this

morning and helped by the red cross. a crew is talking to firefighters, we will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available to us. 437 delegates are at stake today. four republican contenders prepare for super tuesday. of the ten states holding contests, ohio is seen as the most important. this state is such a major battleground in the general election. rick santorum and mitt romney are in a dead heat in the polls. coming up, we will have a live report from cincinnati ohio. president barack obama holding a press conference today, ten hours before the close of the polls in which the republicans will be facing off against the president come november in the general election. he will take questions about the economy. family of a 13-year-old girl shot and killed in

baltimore want police to press more charges. monet's family believes there is more to the story. two of her friends, have been charged as juveniles with involuntary manslaughter. they were playing a a rifle in northeast baltimore when it went off killing monet. police say it'sen it is unclear who the gun belonged to. no one called 911. the boys dragged the girl's body outside and tried to bury her under garbage bags. >> they had time to think about what happened and what can i do to get rid of the body so it didn't look like we didn't have anything to do with it. >> her family will be pressing for charges against the two boys. an update from breaking

news last night. police are investigating a double shooting. 3510 mulberry street, the same address as mary e rod mann elementary school. one person was killed. second person taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. maryland's handgun permit law is unconstitutional. it says that you have to have good and substantial reason to carry a handgun. a judge says that infringes on the second amendment right. the second amendment foundation calls it a victory. brady center says it goes out of the norm and will likely be reversed. department of public works will be checking for defective pipes, starting an inspection, taking place in lincoln park. unpaid water bills and sewer bills could lead to a lien on your home. council president jack young took steps towards stopping the

liens from forcing you to be removed from your home. it would last two years, comes after the city realized there were billing problems at the department of public works. a charred school bus was left behind after a fire . 28 kid were on the bus headed to kent county middle school, one lit a marine flair. the school principal credits the bus driver with saving lives. no one was seriously hurt, however, 7 students were treated for smoke inhalation. all are just fine. the arundel county council gets an earful from residents disgusted with leaders. fraternal order of police president was among union members vote nod confidence. leopold is charged with misconduct in office for using

security to drive him to locations where he had sex with a county employee in a car and steal campaign signs. >> we live in a county that we have so much fraud and abuse in the government, it's like living in a communist company. >> officers made several complaints to the chief. drivers in ohio had nerves rattled during the morning commute. >> what kept road crews really busy along one vetch of the highway. -- stretch of the highway. >> it happened this time when we needed it. >> officials in branson are trying to find out why a tornado warning service did not go off during last week's storms. it's unseasonably cold. that will continue in to the afternoon. before the week is over it will feel like spring. the details coming up. checking in with local police jurisdictions to see how the morning commute is shaping up. we will have details straight

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good morning maryland. >> not the way you want your morning commute to start. this in ohio, drivers slipping and sliding one after another in columbus. no one was hurt. salt crews were called in to prevent more icy accidents. the tornados last week, now this what they were dealing with yesterday. >> that doesn't look good whatsoever. we had snow that moved in for us yesterday. the system pushed in and out to the atlantic as of now. it did drop snow in to southern maryland, calvert, the ocean city, the beach there is as well. for today, we are not dealing with snow, we are dealing with cold temperatures this morning. we could see the clear skies as we zoom in. with that temperatures are able to drop off. that's what you need to focus on. we can see, 21 degrees. we don't have a windchill , the winds are calm right now. we are dealing with the cold

temperatures as we head in to centerville, 30 degrees there and it feels like 30. in to the afternoon , the winds will switch from the northwest to the south and yes, temperatures will begin to warm up, especially as we go in to tomorrow and beyond. he was buried under 10 feet of snow. >> rescue of a snowmobiler and all caught on camera. this morning, how much does it cost to take care of your pet? it's not cheap. we are going to break it down for you. what do you get when you combine the home depot

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warning service that cost millions of dollars failed to activate when tornados hit branson. officials want to know why it wasn't turned on. it sends messages to cell phones and land lines in times of severe weather. when the tornado hit, nothing was sent. the company didn't turn the system on. >> unfortunately when it happened, this time when we needed it, it was a service we

provided and we did buy. >> now the problem has been fixed. fire officials are confident that this was an isolated incident. s that service worked last year to warn of floodings. no deaths reported in area but the city did suffer significant damage. snowmobiler set off avalanche that buried him under 10 feet of snow. his best friend captured the video and started digging after 25 minutes the shovel hit the helmet and he was pulled to safety finally. >> snowmobilers say he hit a air pocket. he lost consciousness for three minutes under the snow. he had no other injuries than a

banged up knee and went to work yesterday. good morning, everyone. 5:16, here is what you can expect out there, with no accidents, of course, checking our key routes, 29 looking good between maryland 32 and i-70, a look at the jones falls expressway, quiet around cold spring lane. i-95, checking the drive from howard county, it's an easy drive on i-95 as well as route 7 if you choose that or pulaski highway. u.s. 50rbgs a live look, it's trouble free in both directions at i-97. volume is beginning to build as you make the drive in from annapolis and traffic wise, looking good out there, lynette charles will let you know how it's looking as far as the forecast is concerned. good morning, not bad, but it is cold this morning. look at the temperatures, 26 degrees baltimore, see how that cold air is trickling all the way to the south in to atlanta. 35 degrees, if your travels are

taking you that way, you have a plane to catch, don't be surprised when you get to atlanta. satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. we have the clear skies. temperatures are able to drop off, we have the calm winds and that will be the scenario, basically as we go throughout the day. we might see a few clouds moving in on warm air in to the afternoon. all in all, we will be seeing plenty of sunshine throughout the day. high pressure going to build in. this morning, we have the winds northwest, once this slides off towards the east, that's when we will get more of a southerly flow. we can see in to the atlantic here, that's the little system that came in yesterday. it's well out, well gone, in the path, we won't be seeing snow in the forecast any time soon, all we will see is a warm up. those temperatures coming up. future trend picking up on the clouds. the clouds coming through in to the afternoon. all in all, we will see lots of sunshine in the forecast and

that will continue as we go in to wednesday. it won't be until thursday, friday, that we get rain in here. you will need the rain gear, today, lots of sun. it will be chilly. tonight the temperature will be around 30 degrees, mostly clear, tomorrow, 61 degrees, more sunshine and we will warm up. upper 60s on thursday, check out monday, around 70 degrees. children who are the youngest in the class are more likely to be diagnosed and given medication for adhd. immaturity maybe part of the problem, not adhd. the younger they were, relative to the classmates, more likely the students were to be diagnosed with treated for the disorder. consumer news this morning, the cost of caring and pampering pets keeps going up and up. americans spent a record amount on pets in 2011. $50billion was spent on pets and we are expected to spend

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amateur video emerged showing high-rise building on fire in homes. syrian government has been waging a brutal offensive. john mccain kales for the military intervention. he says the u.s. should launch air strikes loyal to syria's ruler. joe biden met with mexico's president as part of a 2-day visit. the leaders will discuss shared priorities between the u.s. and mexico like tourism and trade. the u.s. is also pledged $1.4 billion in assistance for mexico's drug war. the president asked officials to stop gun trafficking across the border. don't be offended with britain's olympic athletes won't shake your hand. it's in the name of health.

the 550 strong british team has been advised by the top doctor to avoid shaking hands at the games this summer. olympic germs could cost the gold. they are concerned with illness spreading through the camp and thwarting the bid. prince harry in jamaica, scheduled to visit great places including a stadium, he is going to meet with the olympic great who became the face of the track and field since setting the word records in 2008 in the beijing olympics. harry plans a private lunch with the leader. gm's electric car nailed the car of the year by -- named the car of the year by europe.

it sells in the u.s. as the chevy volt. international motor show starts in switzerland and kicks off today. courtroom hearing postponed after violence breaks out. what happened between the defendant and victim's family caught on camera. the wait is over. $335 million power ball jackpot winner set to come forward. we are dry and clear this morning. how long will that last? there is wet weather in the forecast, details coming up. it's a wonderful start to the morning commute. live traffic flow when good morning maryland returns. up to new york and get the latest in business news. >> reporter: topping the money, the economy is growing faster than expected. unemployment rate will fall to an even 8% by election day,

also auto sales are booming. consumers are confident and housing market is getting better, too. good news for airline travelers and flight attendants, airlines expanded overhead luggage bins even on planes already in service. passengers have been carrying on the baggage as the airlines charge for checked bags. supply is too high thanks to unseasonably large weather. retail prices dropped 50% since the first of the year. the 100th anniversary of the oreo cookie. the treat is the best selling cookie on the planet selling 70 million a day in 100 countries around the world. that's america's money. i'm rob nelson.

developments on ohio school shooting as the accused gunman heads to court. prosecutors want to limit certain information. >> big day for presidential hopefuls on the gop side. could romney create more distance between himself and other candidates. a bizarre story out of washington dc. wait until you hear this, it lands one volunteer working in custody. what prosecutors are saying motivated the attacks. those stories just ahead. it's tuesday morning, thank you for joining us, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's get to lynette charles because you are going the like the forecast she has in store for you. >> i think they are going to like it charlie. we have chilly air for today. that chill continues, temperatures will remain below normal. we will get plenty of sunshine in here and then the surge of warm air is on the way, we have rain by the end of the week, though. we could take at